| Question: After this election who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of [State name]? | |
| Naveen Patnaik | 63 |
| Nitish Kumar | 61 |
| Shivraj Singh Chauhan | 50 |
| Sheila Dikshit | 49 |
| Narendra Modi | 45 |
| Raman Singh | 40 |
| Ashok Gehlot | 40 |
| Prem Kumar Dhumal | 39 |
| B.S. Yeddyurappa | 33 |
| Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 30 |
| B.C. Khanduri | 30 |
| Mayawati | 27 |
| Parkash Singh Badal | 27 |
| Omar Abdullah | 18 |
Source: The Hindu: How India Voted in 2009 Parliament Elections: MP Polls
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